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Chapter 241
Suspense
Superstition
The superstitious sporting editor of the paper condemned the "Horse Fair" by Rosa Bonheur.
"Just look at those white horses!" he exclaimed disgustedly. "And not a red-headed girl in sight."
The passionate lover wrote to his inamorata as follows:
"Adored of my soul:—If you love me, wear a red rose in your corsage to-night at the opera. If my devotion to you is hopeless, wear a white rose."
She wore a yellow rose.